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| NFPA 13D Sprinkler Systems for FEMA's Manufactured Homes |
| Lawrence McKenna, U.S. Fire Administration |
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In early 2015, FEMA decided to improve the safety we provide for disaster survivors by equipping the manufactured homes that FEMA may provide as temporary homes with NFPA 13D sprinkler systems. The scope and magnitude of the disaster housing mission required innovations in design, manufacturing, water supply, maintenance, and deployment of the homes. This presentation will provide an overview of the complex process required to successfully deploy NFPA 13D systems in FEMA's manufactured homes, and will describe some of the innovations developed for this unique application.
Presented by:
Lawrence McKenna, U.S. Fire Administration
Larry McKenna is the Fire Protection Engineer for the research group at the U.S. Fire Administration. In his position, Larry is responsible for a variety of technology-related matters of concern to the USFA, the nation's first responders, and the public. Larry conceived of and led a multi-agency project to develop the Smart Smoke Alarm, which developed an innovative analytical technique to enable a residential smoke alarm to successfully discriminate between events of concern and nuisance sources. The Smart Smoke Alarm has passed all of the new fire and nuisance alarm tests developed by UL, and the technology has been licensed by manufacturers. Larry has been the lead engineer on the development NFPA 13D systems for FEMA's disaster housing. This highly successful project has significantly improved the fire safety of the homes FEMA provides for disaster survivors. Larry holds degrees in Fire Science, Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, and Physics.
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